Author Question: The Red Summer of 1919, which was a violent start to a decade of prosperity and discontent, was ... (Read 31 times)

j.rubin · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

During 1919, half a million Americans died of the flu, which was about the same number of Americans who died serving in World War I.

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Question 2

All of the following describe the mood of the working people in the United States during the Red Summer of 1919 EXCEPT

A) they were deeply dissatisfied with the terms and conditions of their employment.
B) they were concerned about wartime inflation.
C) they found strength when the business elites joined their efforts to strike.
D) they wanted a share of the postwar boom.

Question 3

The 1917 East St. Louis race riot was sparked by:

A) angry whites attacking non-union black workers.
B) a white boy who whistled at a black girl.
C) white sailors resentful of blacks who remained civilians.
D) disputes over using a public swimming pool.

Question 4

The Red Summer of 1919, which was a violent start to a decade of prosperity and discontent, was named by

A) General Leonard Wood.
B) James Weldon Johnson.
C) Warren G. Harding.
D) Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer.